The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-25
:Al FAMOUS AFFAIR
ATTRACTS ATTENTION AGAIN.
Tho City Uromatory Gradually Surrounding
TO Wind and Things-!The lack OF Wisdom 4
Ia Selecting the Location Demon.
tl . strnted Z By Recent hiahaps,

The Council Committee on Health was
called to moet las. evening, but quorum
failed to put In an appearance and nothing
was dono by those present except to look
over and approve few small bills. This
bcing done the members present proceed.
cd to discuss the ,dllapidated condition OF
the garbage c,ematory, that unaghtly
structure on top Of Wheeling Hill. It Ia
leos than year since 1t was decided to
build tho crematory, and but littlo over
three months aimee Y It has been
In operation. Enough money was
expended In the construction Of
the concern to insure a substantial and
lasting affair, but the result IL thu reverse.
The crematory "a 1t now stands is q wreck,
and not q very picturesque one, either,
II Ia doubtful II 1t will be able to with.
atand the atorms OF tho coming winter; It
certainly will not /! this section Is to be
visited, by many more wind atorms such
as that Of Sunday. The iron shod built
over tho furnaces had been wrenched
md badly twisted I'd by former
DtofmH. That Of Sunday toro of
pieces Of the corrugated iron
siding and sent them whirling over the
hill othet pieces wero partly twisted OF
and lett banging ab6ut, making q disturb
Gnce that can be hoard for some distance.
The building is now in shaky condition,
and another wind storm will probably
level 1t or leave 1t in ouch condition
that It will be necessary to take 1t down
in order to make 1t aafe for tho men to
work about the place. Already they re-
gard the structure as dangerous.
1t has beon suggested that tho building
be taken down and pu. up in substan.
tial manner. Superintendent serig thinks
that such procedure would scarcely be
q paying one. 1t will DO remembered that
for long time the location Of the crema.
tory was q much disputed question. Dur.
Ing that time tho building arrived from
Pittsburgh and was allowed to be axposed
10 tho weather for several weeks. When
1t was finally put up 1t WAS badly rusted
and wss not repainted. Tho result ia that
It Is almost one mass Of ruat, and ia daily
growing weaker in consequence. In places
the rust has all but eaten it through, II
anything is to be erected 1t must be new
building. 49,
1t may also be remembered that while
the question Of a location for the crema.
tory was being discussed and fought over
during the three Of four moaths that was
go consumed, 1t was given out as one oh.
lection to tho present location that there
was an outcropping Of coal thore that
would not Withstand the heat Of the fur
naces and would render ! the
foundations very unstable. The OBJ
lection was well taken, although
1t was laughed at at tho time. There Is an
outcropping Of coal under and about the
crematory and the intense heat has had
its effect. One Of the heavy abutmenta Of
the dumping bridge, which was yery
solidly constructed, already shows biz
cracks and there are cracks In one OF the
furnace walls. MIR. Ssrig is of the opinion
that it is only squestion oil time till the
entire outfits Of no usc. 81
The building was never properly con.
structed, and has nsver been fully paid for
yet on that account. Still something over
81, 800 has boen spent, md the full ii2ures
will make the cum nearer $4,000; and
judging from opinions expressed BY those
who have looked into tho matter carefully,
thSt amount has not been wisely spent
There have been costly blunders made
MIR. M. V. Smith, the well.known Pitts.
burgher who constructed tho affair, was
here Sunday. He was accompanied BY
the Health Officer OF Allegheny CITY,
where enc Of those cromatories is being
built. y;443..,, .58s.st5- = II .
During the past month there have been
consumed in the crematory l5l barrels OF
GARBAGE, PIG barrels and boxes, 7 dogs, 1
heg, l92 barrels Of night soil, and 8 bar.
rsl3 OF contents CT ash vaults.